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More of Jacinda’s ‘Kindness’ as Mental Health Stats Worsen

More of Jacinda’s ‘Kindness’ as Mental Health Stats Worsen

Jacinda Ardern has made much of “kindness” in her approach to politics. Sadly, like almost everything else she touches, it is more of a slogan than anything else. It isn’t a surprise then that the nation’s mental health statistics have actually worsened under this government’s policies, rather

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… megillah (noun) – 1 slang : a long involved story or account 2 slang a : an elaborate, complicated production or sequence of events b : everything involved in what is under consideration Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Although megillah is a slang word in English, it has perfectly respectable

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How Jordan Peterson’s ‘Antidote to Chaos’ Saved His Own Life

How Jordan Peterson’s ‘Antidote to Chaos’ Saved His Own Life

Dan Sanchez fee.org Dan Sanchez is the Director of Content at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and the editor-in chief of FEE.org. Jordan Peterson has been through hell. In mid-2019, Peterson disappeared from public life as he struggled with severe health problems stemming from a

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… vermilion (noun) – 1 : a vivid reddish orange 2 : a bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulfide Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Middle English vermilioun, borrowed from Anglo-French vermeilloun, from vermeil “bright red, red color” (going back to Late Latin vermiculus “bright red color (obtained from

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… draconian (adjective) – 1 law : of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him 2 : cruel : severe Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Draconian comes from Draco, the name of a 7th-century B.C. Athenian legislator

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… concatenate (adjective, verb) adjective: linked together verb: to link together in a series or chain Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Concatenate comes directly from Latin concatenare, which in turn is formed from con-, meaning “with” or “together,” and catena, meaning “chain.” In fact, the word chain

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… fool (noun, adjective, verb) – noun: 1 : a person lacking in judgment or prudence 2a : a retainer formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble b : one who is victimized or made to appear foolish

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Blinded by Fanaticism

Blinded by Fanaticism

David Daintree mercatornet.com David Daintree is Director of the Christopher Dawson Centre for Cultural Studies, in Hobart, Tasmania. To anyone with a strong stomach and a willingness to face up to some grim truths about human nature, I recommend this two-part documentary on the Hitler Youth movement (the

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… contemporary (adjective, noun) – adjective – 1a : marked by characteristics of the present period b : simultaneous 2 : happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time noun – 1 : one that is contemporary with another 2 : one of the same or nearly the same

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… keelhaul (verb) – 1 : to haul under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture 2 : to rebuke severely Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the mid-1600s, British monarchs were intent on using their powerful navy to expand their empire. Insubordination was not tolerated, and

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… sloth (noun) – 1a : disinclination to action or labor b : spiritual apathy and inactivity 2 : any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals (genera Bradypus and Choloepus) that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves,

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Nuclear Reactor Explosions and Excursions

Nuclear Reactor Explosions and Excursions

Marc Grey Despite being one of the safest types of energy generation, there is a common perception that nuclear power is dangerous. Probably the most common view about nuclear power danger is that a reactor may explode. In this article, we explore what type of explosions can occur and along

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… lothario (noun) – a man whose chief interest is seducing women Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Lothario comes from The Fair Penitent (1703), a tragedy by Nicholas Rowe. In the play, Lothario is a notorious seducer, extremely attractive but beneath his charming exterior a haughty and unfeeling

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